Landslides are a severe problem during the rainy season in many mountainous regions in Asia where forests have been cut down so that mountain slopes are destabilized. In this study we analyze the extent and causes of landslides in a mountainous area in Northern Vietnam as viewed from the...

Increasing block tariffs seek a cross-subsidy mechanism between the water network users, based on the common assumption of weak water price elasticity. In Manaus, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas where most of the 1.6 million dwellers are supplied through the municipal water...

La question de la rareté de l'eau potable et de son inégale répartition se pose avec de plus en plus d'acuité. Plusieurs régions de notre planète sont exposées au risque de rupture d'eau potable. La gestion du risque de rupture peut être appréhendée et gerée comme un risque financier....

With the strengthening of corporate social responsibility, the need for an evaluation of the environmental performance exists and appears more and more meaningful for the companies. This research paper presents an experiment implemented within the Total Company about impact on water of the...

Within the current context of the Grenelle Environment Round Table, French government advocates source reduction strategies for over-packaging. But, companies wonder about their impact on consumers. Thanks to video recorded observations and interviews with consumers, this paper aims at examining...

In this paper,we examine the stock market reaction to industrial disasters. We consider an original sample of 64 explosions in chemical plants and refineries worldwide over the period 1990-2005. A quarter of the accidents resulted in a toxic release,and half of them caused at least one death or...